Zechariah T. Deese was the youngest of four sons born to Samuel Deese and Sarah 'Sallie' Deese. If you believe the birth date on his tombstone and as recorded in the 1900 census for Anson County; Zechariah was born in October 1854. However this does not explain how he came to be included in the 1850 Census as a two year old.
At age 42, Zechariah married Clara W. Gathings daughter of William W. Gathings and Charlotte Jones, on 22 December 1890 in Morven, Anson County, North Carolina. To this union was born five children; two sons and three daughters.
Zechariah T. Deese and Clara W. Gathings had the following children:
i. Lillie Ross Deese, born 11 May 1892, Anson County, North Carolina; married Daniel Robert Wright Sr., 21 Nov 1912, Anson County, North Carolina; died 24 Dec 1982, Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina.
ii. Mary B. Deese was born about 1894 in Anson County, North Carolina. She died before 1910 at the age of 16.
iii. William Bernard Deese was born on 10 Feb 1896 in Anson County, North Carolina. He died on 12 Feb 1953 at the age of 57 in Richmond County, North Carolina, He was buried in the Morven Cemetery, Morven, North Carolina.
iv. Samuel Taylor Deese Sr., born 2 Aug 1898, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Lucy Wyatt Atkinson, abt 1932; died 5 Dec 1969, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
v. Martha Ellen Deese, born 18 Oct 1901, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Carl Wilburn Atkinson, 24 Dec 1924, Anson County, North Carolina; died 20 Aug 1986.
Zechariah T. Deese is my Great Grand Uncle.
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1. 1850 Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Sandy Point, Anson County, North Carolina, Page 188A; Line 8, Dwelling 428, Family 428, Household of Mary DEAS; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 June 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 619.
2. 1850 Census, Anson County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Sandy Point, Anson County, North Carolina, Page 188A (stamped); Line 8, Dwelling 428, Family 428, Household of Mary DEAS.
3. State of North Carolina, death no. Book 10, Page 131 (22 June 1923), Zack Deese; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
4. 1870 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson County, North Carolina, Page 337B; Line 15, Dwelling 97, Family 97, Household of Sam DEES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 29 March 2013); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1122.
5. 1880 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #2, Page 345C; Line 11, Dwelling 127, Family 140, Household of Samuel DEESE; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 October 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0951.
6. 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0008, Page: 4A/152(stamped); Line 20, Dwelling #50, Family #50, Household of Zachariah DEES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.
7. 1910 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0009, Page: 4B/115B & 116 (stamped); Line 99, Dwelling 62, Family 62, Household of Zack DEES; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1096.
8. 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0010, Page 11B/147(stamped), Line 98, Dwelling #209, Family #211, Household of Daniel WRIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Series: T625, Roll: 1283.
9. State of North Carolina, death no. Book 10, Page 131, (22 June 1923), Zack Deese.
10. Complied by A. Haynes Dunlap & Steve Bailey, Cemeteries of Anson County, Volume II; Anson County Historical Society, 2000, . Tombstone of Zachariah T. Deese; born Oct. 1854, died Jun 1923, Morven Cemetery, Anson County, North Carolina.
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 June 2012); Memorial page for Zechariah T Deese; (October 1854–22 June 1923); Find a Grave memorial # 38280274, Citing Morven Cemetery; Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
12. State of North Carolina, marriage (22 December 1890), Zachariah Dees and Clara Gathings; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
13. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Carrie W Gathings Deese (19 February 1861–9 July 1909), Memorial # 38280303.
14. 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 0008, Page: 4A/152(stamped); Line 20, Dwelling #50, Family #50, Household of Zachariah DEES.
15. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Carrie W Gathings Deese (19 February 1861–9 July 1909), Memorial # 38280303.
16. 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 0008, Page: 4A/152(stamped); Line 20, Dwelling #50, Family #50, Household of Zachariah DEES.
17. Ibid.
18. 1910 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 0009, Page: 4B/115B & 116 (stamped); Line 99, Dwelling 62, Family 62, Household of Zack DEES.
19. 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 0010, Page 11B/147(stamped), Line 98, Dwelling #209, Family #211, Household of Daniel WRIGHT.
Zechariah is not the first person who I have 'encountered' with an incorrect tombstone date. It is good you found the 1850 census to get a more accurate picture of his birth.
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